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Cage in Talks to Play 'Green Hornet' Villain

By:
Nancy Tartaglione

Jul 21, 2009 | 6:29am EDT

Nicolas Cage is in early talks with Columbia to play the gangster villain to Seth Rogen's Green Hornet. Although the film switched directors mid-development stream with Michel Gondry in for Stephen Chow -- and although Chow later left the project entirely rather than play sidekick Kato -- the film is moving full-steam ahead.

Recently, it was reported that Cameron Diaz is negotiating to play a reporter and love interest.

A fall start date is planned while the studio looks to cast Kato. Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the script and Neal Moritz is producing through his Original Films banner.